Combined speed-governor and speedometer for talking-machines.



V C E. WOODS COMBINED SPEED GOVERNOR AND SPEEDOMETER FOR TALKING MACHINES. I APPLiCATIQN FILED MAR. 5,1914- 1;171,683. Patented Feb. 15,1916.

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. C. E. WOODS. comameo SPEED GOVERNOR AND SPEEDOMETER FOR TALKING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 5. 1914.

1,171,683. Pa tented Feb. 15,1916.

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CLINTON E. WOODS, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN GRAPHOPHONE COMPANY, OF BEIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1916.

Application filed March 5, 1914. Serial No. 822,688.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Cmxron E. Icons, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Combined Speed-Governors and Speedometers for Talking-Machines, which invention is fully set forth in the following specification.

This invention relates to a combined governor and speedometer for talking machines, and has for its object to simplify the construction and improve the accuracy and eiliciency of devices of this character.

The invention will be best understood fronrthe accompanying drawings and (h script-ion and the claims appended thereto. The inventive idea is capable of receiving a. variety of mechanical expressions, one of which is shown in the accompanying drawings, but it. to he understood that the drawings are for the purpose of illustration only, and are not designed to define the limits of the invention, reference being had to the appended claims for this purpose.

in said drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invention, 2 is a sectional elevation on the line 3--2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the operating mechanism looking from the left in l i 1; Fig. l-

a rear elevation looking from the right in Fig. with the driving worm and the indicating needle shaft removed; Fig. 5 is a central longitudinal section of the parts mounted on the governor shaft; and Fig. (3 is a detail of the spetalomcter disk, showing the means by which it operates the needle.

Referring to the drawings, in which like reference numerals indicate like parts. and referring first to Figs. 25. -1l: and 5, l is the governor shaft mounted insuitahle bcarings in the motor frame, and having a worm 2 thereon m'cshingwith the worm gear 3 operated by the. motor. A disk 4: is keyed to the "overnor shaft 1 by means of a set screw 0, said disk at. preferably being rectangular in form, thereby providing it with four flat sides. Secured to two of the 0pposite flat sides of said disk, as by screws 6, 6, are two springs 7, 7, the other end of said springs being secured by screws 8, 8,

to a sleeve 9 mounted on the governor shaft 1 so as to turn therewith, but free to slide thereon. Said sleeve J carries the usual friction brake disit 10, in close prornnn to which a re mounted the friction pads 11, 11. These friction pads are mounted on the usual fork 12, supported and controlled by .a bell crank lever against the tension 4' ll, as is usual in this art.

0 9 is preferably provided with a prolonged bearing 15 (see Fig. 5) on the shaft- 1, and mounted to slide on this prolonged bearing is a second sleeve 16, also preferably provided with a prolonged bearing. Two springs 18, 18, are secured by screws 19. to opposite sides of the rectangular disk 4;. The other ends of said springs 18, 18, are secured by screws 20, 20, to the sleeve 1 Two rods 21, 21, are secured in the sleeve 16 and project therefrom parallel with the governor shaft 1 and through openings formed in the disk at, and have on their ends, beyond said disk, a disk Suitable weights Q3, 24:, 25 and 26 are secured one to each of the springs T and 1S, midway between the ends of said sprin a l, speed indicating needle 97 is keyed to a vertical shaft 28 mounted in suitable bear ings in. the bed-plate of the machine, which shaft at its lower end has a sleeve '29 secured thereto, as by set-screw 250. Passing horizontally through said sleeve is a rod 31, secured in position by a set-screw which rod bears on its end or an angular extension thereof a friction pad operating'ii'r close juxtaposition to the disk An arm 3' keyed to the shaft 28, and has a spring 35 secured thereto at one end, the other end being secured to a suitable abutment, as 86. The speed indicator pointer or needle 27 is located under the bed-plate of the machine. its tip or point 27 positioned immediately under a slot 37 (Fig; 1),through which it may be readily seen, and a suitable scale is provided on thebed-plate in proximity to the slot 37, preferably having thereon devices indicating speed from 70 to 90 revolutions a minute. i 4

Operation: The governor shaft 1 being driven by the worm gear 3 connected to the motor, said shaft revolves, and the weights E23, 24, on springs T, 7, moving outward under the influence of centrifugal force, draw the sleeve 9, and with it the friction disk 10, againstthe pads 11, and the friction between these pads and the disk 10 serves to govern the speed of the motor, in a Way which will lie well understood. In like 1,171,eea

manner, the wcig its 25, 26, on the springs l8, 18, move outward under the influence of centrifugal force, causing the sleeve 16 to move from left to right (Fig. 3 and thereby move the rods :21, 21 from left to right through the openings in the disk 4%. This shifts the disk 22 against he pad 33 on the angular arm 31, the movements of 3-; thus serving, through the arm 31, to turn the shaft 28, and with it the indicator needle 27, against the tension of the wr ng It will be observed that all of the springs carrying the weights 2-3, 24, and 26, are anchored to the governor shaft by the single disk 1-; that the two sleeves 9 and 16 both move toward this anchoring disk at under the influence of centrifugal. force; and that all of these movements, as well as the movements the disks 10 and 22, are effected with the introduction of any pivoted levers or the employment of any hearings. This avoids any wear or lost motion, contributes gr atly to the simplicity and cheapness of construction, and provides a highly effective motor-governing device, and an e'liicient accurate speed-indicator,

The manner in which the arm 31 is sethe needle shaft 28 aiiords a simple gly accurate for adjust cc. to end that the indicating "inaction the 88, v accurahely indicate the nun1- her or olutions minute imparted by the motor to the turn table and record of the talking machine.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes in the specific form of construction herein shown may he resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the claims hereof.

i W is claimed is 1- 1. device of the character described, the combination of a motor-driven shaft, an element secured to and revolving with said shaft, sleeve slidably mounted on said. shaft and olving therewith, brake disk on said weighted spring connections between said element and sleeve, a second sleeve slidably mounted on said first sleeve and revolving with said shaft, weighted spring connections between said element and said second sleeve, projections on said second sleeve extending parallel with said motordrivcn shaft, a disk carried by said projections, a scale, an indicating needle or pointer associated therewith, and operating connections between said last-named disk and said needle or pointer.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a motor-driven shaft, an element fixed to said shaft and revolving therewith, brake disk slidahly mounted on said shaft revolving therewith, weighted spring connections between said disk and said element, a sleeve slidablymounted on said shaft to revolve therewith weighted spring connections between said sleeve and said element, a disk connected to said sleeve,

a scale, a pointer associated therewith, and

means in. operative relation wi h said lastnamcd die; and connected to said pointer.

in a device of the character described,

the combination of n'iotor-driven shaft, a

disk having fiat faces on its periphery and secured to said shaft, a brake disk slidably mounted on said shaft and'revolving therei with, two weighted springs connected at one end to diametrically opposite flat faces of sald first-named disk and at the other end to said brake disk, a sleeve slldably mounted on said shaft and revolving therewith, two.

weighted springs connected at one end. to.

scale, a pointer associated therewith, and operative connections between said rods and pointer.

4:. In a device of the character described,

the combination of a motor-driven shaft, two concent ic sleeves slidably mounted on said shaft and revolving; therewith, weighted connections between said sleeves and said shaft, brake disk operatedoy one said sleeves,'and an indicating pointer operated by the other ,leeve.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a mOlJOT-(lllVBll shaft, a block anchored to said shaft, two sleeves slidahly mounted on said shaft and revolvtherewith, weighted spring connections between each of said sleeves and said block, brake disk on one of said sleeves, projections extending from the other sleeve through openings in said loloclc, an indicat ingpointer, and operative connections be tween said rods and said pointer.

6. device of the character"described,1 the combination of a motor-driven shaft, two concentric sleeves rotatively fixed to. the shaft but movable longitudinally thereof independently of each other, a speed regulate ing device connected to one sleeve, a speed indicator connected to the other sleeve, and two independent of centrifugally controlleo weights driven by the shaft and op-i cratively connected respectively to the said. sleeves.

7. In a device of the character described, the. combination. of a motor-driven shaft, two independent sets of spring-mounted centrifugally controlled weights connect-ed to the shaft and having common planes of rotation, at speed regulating device connected to the weights of one set, and a speed indicator connected to the weights of the other set.

of the said Weights respectively, friction pads engaging one disk to regulate the speed of the shaft, a speed indicating device, and a friction pad spring pressed against the other disk and operatively connected with the speed indicating device. I

In testimony whereof I have signed this 15 specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CLINTON E. WGODS.

Witnesses:

JOHN S. GRIIFTITH, JOHN R. PETRLE. 

